Kaiyuan, Liaoning
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Kaiyuan 开原市 |
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| County-level city | |
 Location in Tieling City |
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 Kaiyuan
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| Coordinates: 42°33′N 124°02′E / 42.550°N 124.033°ECoordinates: 42°33′N 124°02′E / 42.550°N 124.033°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Tieling |
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| • Total | 2,824.78 km2 (1,090.65 sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 112300 |
| Area code(s) | 0024 |
Kaiyuan (simplified Chinese: 开原; traditional Chinese: 開原; pinyin: Kāiyuán; literally: "Open Plains") is a county-level city in the northeast of Liaoning, People's Republic of China, bordering Jilin for a small section to the north. It is under the administration of Tieling City, the centre of which lies 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the southwest.
There are 3 subdistricts, 9 towns, and 9 townships under the city's administration.
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Kaiyuan is situated in northeastern Liaoning in the southeastern part of Tieling City on the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Liao River. It borders Dongfeng County and Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County to the east, Tieling County to the south, Faku and Changtu counties to the west, and Lishu County (Jilin) to the north. Its administrative area reaches a maximal north-south extent of 86 km (53 mi) and east-west width of 89.4 km (55.6 mi). In the east, the land begins to transition to the foothills of the Changbai Mountains, while the west is marked by the Songliao Plain.
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